Chorus.fm — Head to the replies to see a new trailer for the forthcoming album from *The Decemberists* (http://www.absolutepunk.net/thedecemberists), The King Is Dead. more info

The Music Fix — Checkmate. The Decemberists go back to basics. more info

Addict Music — Two years on from their last release, January 2011 sees the welcome return of Oregan’s The Decemberists with a new album titled The King Is Dead. The Decemberists – The King Is Dead (Rough Trade) 17/01/2011 is a post from: Music News, Album Rev... more info

Guardian Music — Alexis is at the controls today, and he has been talking to Go! Team's Ian Parton about the band's new album, which features everything but the kitchen sink and was delivered to the mastering studio on cassette.Joining Alexis in the studio are Michae... more info

Guardian Music — A year ago, the Decemberists' Colin Meloy retreated to a house in the woods of northern Oregon. He tells Laura Barton about the effect it has had on him, his family and his musicA short drive north out of Portland, Oregon leads you up towards the St ... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Gumshoe said... Mourn with Gumshoe on the many untimely deaths of 2010, Leslie Nielson, Jimmy Dean, Captain Beefheart, J.D. Salinger and many others among them. LISTEN. Learn. http://gumshoegrove.com Walker said... Bjork- Unplugged (1994) @ 320 Than... more info

DrownedInSound — The Decemberists are gearing up to release their new record this month. It's called The King Is Dead and comes out on January 17, which is two weeks today. They've been gradually releasing a series of trailers for the album (I don't know, that's the ... more info

411 Mania — The King Is Dead streaming plus a deluxe version... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — NPR is streaming the new Decemberists album, The King Is Dead (out January 18th). The Hype Machine's Music Blog Zeitgeist 2010 has been posted, and contains aggregated lists of the best albums, songs, and artists of the year. Monday's updates... more info

Stereogum — We’ve talked a bit about the Decemberists’ anticipated upcoming album The King Is Dead, ever since Colin Meloy started playing new songs from the album back in April. Now you can listen to the whole thing via NPR, who is streaming the album start... more info